Simply, improving hand hygiene can improve infection rates. Soap and sinks should be accessible. Alcohol-based rubs should be available at the entrance to the infant's room or at each infant's ...

One hazard of hospitalization that has again become of major importance is that of acquiring an infection in the hospital and thus having bacteriologic insult added to the original injury.

"Klinikum Siloah to improve patient safety with Siemens’ ICS implementation" was originally created and published by Hospital ...

C. difficile (C. diff) is one of the most common and contagious hospital-acquired infections. Research has found that C. diff spreads more than three times more than previously thought. C. diff can ...

Cases of the fungal infection Candida auris are rising rapidly and coming from more sources too, a new US study reveals.